The Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme of the United Nations' 10-Year Framework on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10 YFP), has endorsed the Organic Food System Programme (OFSP) of the University, as one of its eight core initiatives. FUNAAB and the Food Quality and Health Association, as the lead organisation of OFSP core initiative of the SFS programme, had earlier gone into partne…

Furtherance to the 2017 World Environment Day celebration, the University has held the 7th Distinguished Lecture Series on Environment themed, “Connecting People to Nature”. Speaking on the lecture, titled, “Re-Aligning People With Nature: A Necessity For Good Livelihood”, the Guest Lecturer, Adetokunbo Adeola, a Professor of Ecology from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, stressed the need for all…

To ensure that its customers enjoy quality services that are comparable with other banks in the country, the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Microfinance Bank Limited, Abeokuta (UMFB), has formally launched its Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Debit Card. According to the Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Abimbola Adewale, the UMFB Freedom ATM Card is of the same standard with what is obtainabl…

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The coast is now clear for the take-off of the terrestrial transmission of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Radio, 89.5 FM, as the University Management and staff of the Radio Station took delivery of a multi-million Naira broadcast and transmission equipment, purchased from the United Kingdom. The set of equipment, described as “Complete Digital Studio” by the Coordinator, FUN…

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has commended the immediate past Deputy Registrar I in the Vice-Chancellor’s Office and a former Acting Registrar of the University, Mrs. Christiana Kuforiji, for rendering meritorious service to FUNAAB. Speaking at the valedictory meeting held in her honour, the Acting Vice-Chancellor noted that the meeting was impromptu, but became neces…

A Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics in the College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM), Professor Olufunmilayo Adebambo and her poultry-breeding team, have developed a new breed of chicken in the University, called FUNAAB-Alpha, after over 20 years of continuous research. According to the University Don, she started the project in 1994, with the first generation of chicken…

The FUNAAB Muslim community has held its 27th Annual Ramadan Lecture, to commemorate this year’s Ramadan Fasting. Welcoming members of the Muslim community and guests to the lecture, the University Amir, Professor Kehinde Okeleye, appreciated the University Management and most especially, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, for finding time to attend the lecture. He revealed that the sum of Forty Six Mill…

The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, has described graduates of the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of the University, as good resource managers, because they have been well trained to become managers of farm personnel, material resources and finances. The Acting Vice-Chancellor made this known while clarifying the fact that the College, being called COLMAS, does not …